Language and Voc (PLQUIZ)

Which word is LEAST LIKELY to cause confusion or misunderstanding?

• bananabanana

• interestinterest

• stampstamp

• tissuetissue

Judging from the context, the word sluggish in this passage probably means

• bored.bored.

• excited.excited.

• short.short.

• tired.tired.

Judging from the context, the word exhibit in this passage probably means ____.

• hidehide

• leaveleave

• showshow

• sicksick

The words in which sentence most precisely helps readers imagine how Jared feels?

• Jared was mad as he went upstairs to his room to cry.Jared was mad as he went upstairs to his room to cry.

• Jared stomped away, slamming his door loudly before falling onto his bed in tears of anger.Jared stomped away, slamming his door loudly before falling onto his bed in tears of anger.

• Jared made quite a bit of noise as he went upstairs to his bedroom to be alone for a while.Jared made quite a bit of noise as he went upstairs to his bedroom to be alone for a while.

• Jared went up the long stairway to his big, empty bedroom to deal with his anger.Jared went up the long stairway to his big, empty bedroom to deal with his anger.

In which sentence do the words used most strongly describe damage caused by a hurricane?

• The destructive hurricane damaged homes, land, and roadways.The destructive hurricane damaged homes, land, and roadways.

• The loud, dark, windy hurricane damaged windows and trees and flooded roads.The loud, dark, windy hurricane damaged windows and trees and flooded roads.

• The strong winds of the hurricane caused windows to break, trees to fall, and roads to flood.The strong winds of the hurricane caused windows to break, trees to fall, and roads to flood.

• The hurricane's destructive winds crashed through windows, demolished trees, and erased roads.The hurricane's destructive winds crashed through windows, demolished trees, and erased roads.

Using your knowledge of the prefix mis and the context of this sentence, what does the word misread mean?

• to read another languageto read another language

• to read with great enthusiasmto read with great enthusiasm

• to read incorrectly or wronglyto read incorrectly or wrongly

• to read without hope or interestto read without hope or interest

Using your knowledge of the prefix non and the context of this sentence, what does the word nonsense mean?

• superb workmanshipsuperb workmanship

• stubborn and unkindstubborn and unkind

• having no clear or real meaninghaving no clear or real meaning

• totally off-topic and not relatedtotally off-topic and not related

Look at the word: quadrilateral. Using your knowledge of the prefix quad, what is a quadrilateral?

• A quadrilateral is a four sided figure.A quadrilateral is a four sided figure.

• A quadrilateral is a quarter of a circle.A quadrilateral is a quarter of a circle.

• A quadrilateral is what you call four hours of time.A quadrilateral is what you call four hours of time.

• A quadrilateral is a type of pass that a quarterback throws.A quadrilateral is a type of pass that a quarterback throws.

If a writer wanted to convey that one thing was both similar to and different from another, which of these would be the best way to communicate this information?

• I both dislike it and like it."I both dislike it and like it.

• "I have no opinion either way.""I have no opinion either way.

• "It's both like it and unlike it.""It's both like it and unlike it.

• "I neither dislike it nor like it.""I neither dislike it nor like it.

Identify the figure of speech in the underlined sentence.

• exaggerationexaggeration

• idiomidiom

• onomatopoeiaonomatopoeia

• similesimile